Primary stability is obtained with a 4.5x20 mm implant (I, > 60 Ncm, Fig.4).  The gap (*) will be bone grafted.

Bone regenerates around the implant 3.5 months postop (Fig.7 *), but the 2nd molar has shifted mesially (arrow) without keeping the immediate provisional.

Return to Tooth Shifts Fig.2/3 Fig.5 Fig.6 Fig.8

Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 09/28/2014, last revision 05/12/2019